Get your Oysters Rockin’ at Rock Oyster Festival http://www.rockoysterfestival.co.uk/. It’s way down west in a place called Rock in Cornwall. Check it out and see you there x
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL ! ! ! !
YES!!!! We’ve been wanting to play this festival forever - see you there X x
GLANUSK PARK, WALES 17,18,19 AUGUST 2012
Record Store Day - Saturday April 21st - 2012
As part of their plans for Record Store Day 2012, our label Fiction are releasing a limited edition remix album - featuring Winter Rose - Nicolas Jaar Remix. You can pick up a copy at your local participating indie record store or pop down to Rise in Bristol this Saturday (April 21st) where Fiction will be taking over with a DJ set from Aaron a Duke Spirit live band performance, art exhibition and the label’s staff on the shop floor. More info: http://bit.ly/HJGCvv
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Bee-hind the artwork…..
We think it’s time to talk about The Bees official artist , the amazing Tim Watkins !
Tim met Aaron Fletcher at Winchester School Of Art in the late 90’s striking up an instant bond through a shared passion for music and art. They shared a house that became the venue for a constant DJ Session that lasted for the duration of their degrees. They spent many a weekend travelling to the Isle Of Wight to DJ and hang out in Paul Butler’s Shed. After student life Tim started to work for the Gorillaz as a designer and “inspirationalist” & Aaron formed The Bees with Paul. They kept in touch and Tim frequently travelled with The Bees on many of the early tours and gigs. When “Free The Bees” (The Bees’ 2nd Album) was being recorded Tim took the reigns as the official Bees artist. He created an amazing style of montage from drawings and photographs and came up with the signature style that he rocks so well to this day. He’s designed our record sleeves, posters, T-shirts, badges, stickers, back-drops, projections, a couple of Videos ( Wash in the Rain and Winter Rose ). He really works hand in hand with us and has helped define our sound through his imagery.
We hope you enjoy the collection of work Tim has created for The Bees. There’s a shed load more out there. We’ve got some exclusive posters that we found in the basement recently that will be up for grabs in competition that we’ll be doing later in the year. Watch this space.
Check out more of Tim’s work here..
http://www.debutart.com/illustration/tim-watkins/virgin-records-wallpaper#/illustration-portfolio
and here…
http://www.watkinswallpapers.com/
In the last few years Aaron and Tim (with DJ Guy Carlos) formed The Schizodelic Sound http://www.schizodelic.com/. Currently they have a monthly session at The Social in London put on by the brilliant people from Heavenly Records. http://www.thesocial.com/2012/02/time-to-get-schizodelic-again/ The next one is on Feb.23rd. Get yourselves down there, its a brilliant mash up!!! X
A great week spent working on new material for our forthcoming album. Here are a few sneak shots of us in the barn. x
Thankyou to Simon.
Listen to the Beesides Mix.
A selection of B Sides spanning from day one of The Bees and over the last 10 years and more . Curated from a selection of Singles & EP’s that we have released. This one is for the fans (old and new) including extended tracks, dubs, versions and instrumental tunes that maybe you hadn’t heard before. We thought it would be super nice to share with you.
Track list.
1.Punchdub
2.Town Version
3.Jackel Head
4.Whistle Chop
5.Out For The Count
6.March Of The Bees
7.Nothin’ (Live)
8. It isn’t Exact
9.These Are The Ghosts (Undead Version)
10.I Still Got Your Number
11.Got To Let Go (Live From The Royal Albert Hall)
12.Left Foot Step Down (Extended Version)
13.Winter Rose Version
14.The Dink
Click the link at the top x
Congratulations Michael Kiwanuka the winner of BBC ‘Sound of 2012’
Congratulations Michael and also a very BIG well done to Paul Butler who produced his album and Jon Mcmullen who enginnered and also Tim and Andy Parkin who also played on a number of the tracks. Well in The Bees!!! We’re all stoked for Michael - great music from a great guy. The album is incredible, your going to love it, trust us. x
Click on the links to find out more. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16266507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/michaelkiwanuka/#p00n1630
The Wild Honey Pie - The Bees are Bulletproof !
Read a really great summary about us from The Wild Honeypie……the thing is there’s still so much more to come x Click the link above x
Rolling Stone online magazine are giving away a free download of The Bees dub version of Winter Rose.
Go grab yourself the free download of our Winter Rose Dub version! Peace x
Click the link.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/free-download-the-bees-remix-of-winter-rose-20111111
USA fans, ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ our album is available in the States tomorrow !
Click on the links and listen to the streams on Stereogum, Spinner and Consequence of Sound. Enjoy x
http://stereogum.com/871401/stream-a-band-of-bees-every-step’s-a-yes/mp3s/
http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner#/4
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/stream-a-band-of-bees-every-steps-a-yes/
Download a free 13 track sampler from ATO Records including our track “I Really Need Love”
Download a free 13 track sampler from ATO Records including our song:
“I Really Need Love” : http://atorecords.com/fallsampler/
Also featuring Mariachi El Bronx, My Morning Jacket, Caitlin Rose, Primus, Danny Barnes and many mo’ x Enjoy x
This Friday peeps !!
Pre-order ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ in the US
Hey yo America - you can make a pre-order for the CD and Vinyl versions of ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ from these links here.CD Pre-order ($11.99) http://www.insound.com/Every-Steps-A-Yes-CD-The-Bees/P/INS100251/LP Pre-order ($16.99)http://www.insound.com/Every-Steps-A-Yes-Vinyl-LP-The-Bees/P/INS100250/
The Bees are on itunes USA !
YES!!!! At last our american friends can get hold of ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ on itunes USA. It’s got a nice placement on the alternative page too. $11.99 gets you the deluxe version with the video’s and extra tracks. There will be a $9.99 version available later on in the week without vids and bonus’s. Go USA ! x
US Release Of ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ (Deluxe Edition)
We are pleased to announce the US release of our current album
‘Every Step’s A Yes’
Deluxe Edition - Includes bonus 10” and Cd version of the album !
Out November 8th on ATO Records
